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‘De La Soul Is Dead’ Made Us Nostalgic For Skits And Samples
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Israel Daramola
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Lauren Theisen
, and
David Roth
May 5, 2023
Arts And Culture
Cam’ron And Mase Argue About Sports Now, And It’s Working
78
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Israel Daramola
May 4, 2023
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Jai Paul Answered The Call
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Giri Nathan
April 26, 2023
Music
The Lost Art Of Being Stuck With An Album
400
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Felix Kent
March 28, 2023
Music
Save The Music You Like
274
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Lauren Theisen
March 21, 2023
Music
Behold, The K-Pop/Remember Some Guys Crossover Event Of My Dreams
96
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Diana Moskovitz
March 6, 2023
Defector Music Club
Introducing Defector Music Club, With Neutral Milk Hotel’s Magnum Opus At 25
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Israel Daramola
,
Luis Paez-Pumar
,
Giri Nathan
,
Lauren Theisen
, and
Patrick Redford
March 3, 2023
Music
Paramore’s Latest Album Is An Anxious Murmur
59
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Luis Paez-Pumar
February 15, 2023
Music
The Never-Ending Resurrection Of Eva Cassidy
133
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Dave McKenna
February 15, 2023
Arts And Culture
We Are All Indebted To Trugoy The Dove Of De La Soul
82
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Israel Daramola
February 14, 2023
Music
Burt Bacharach, The Genius Who Got Punks To Admit Elevator Music Was Cool, Is Dead
124
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Dave McKenna
February 9, 2023
NHL
The Kraken Will Not Abide Between-Periods Entertainment Being Slightly Mean To Jeff Bezos
176
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Ray Ratto
February 1, 2023
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Tom Verlaine, Out And Back
148
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David Roth
January 31, 2023
Music
And This Byrd Can Sing: David Crosby, 1941-2023
187
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Dave McKenna
January 20, 2023
Soccer
Where Were You When Shakira Ruined Gerard Piqué?
134
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Diana Moskovitz
January 15, 2023
Arts And Culture
Will Ticketmaster’s Death Knell Finally Toll?
218
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
December 28, 2022
Music
The Legend Of Run-DMC’s Immortal “Christmas In Hollis,” As Remembered By The People Who Made It
109
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Patrick Sauer
December 23, 2022
Music
Why Is Bryan Adams’s “Summer Of ’69” The Only Song On My Radio?
295
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Soraya Roberts
November 25, 2022
Arts And Culture
Where Does Ye Go From Here?
283
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Shamira Ibrahim
November 18, 2022
Capital
It Shouldn’t Be This Hard To Buy Concert Tickets
596
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Kelsey McKinney
November 16, 2022
Music
How “Country Roads,” A Song About Maryland, Became The Highlight Of An NFL Game In Germany
254
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Dave McKenna
November 15, 2022
NFL
At Least Ye Still Has The Dubai Hotel Pervert In His Corner
218
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Samer Kalaf
October 26, 2022
Music
The Internet’s Biggest Jack Antonoff Hater Explains Himself
299
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Soraya Roberts
October 26, 2022
Shots
Michael Zagaris Had The Backstage Pass Of A Lifetime
69
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David Davis
October 5, 2022
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Garth Brooks Overpowers Croke Park In Delayed Irish Invasion
181
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Dave McKenna
September 16, 2022
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